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I was reading some old threads and in some moments crossed with users who used a badge of Bitcoin Experts. I looked for some more information about them and found no topics. Not even on the original topic. @qwk made a list with some of the users in another topic, but I do not know if it is complete and updated these days. Moreover, there is no information about what they did or who they were.
So I decided to make a list with some information about them and link to some personal information outside the forum. If you have any additional information or if you know someone who has this badge but is not on this list, please let me know.
Hal
He was a developer for PGP CorporationPGP and he was very active in Cypherpunk Mailing List and created Reusable Proofs of Work.
If you have never read, please, read his post "Bitcoin and me" "I think I was the first person besides Satoshi to run bitcoin"
adam3us on Bitcointalk
He is the inventor of hashcash, the proof-of-work system used by several anti-spam systems. A similar system is used in bitcoin.
genjix
He created the Dark Wallet, DarkMarket. Worked on Electrum. He fought against ISIS.
etotheipi
Founder of Armory wallet
Mike Hearn
Former Google engineer, and a former contributor to Bitcoin Core
Sergio_Demian_Lerner
He has reported some vulnerabilities and is working on rsk
MagicalTux
CEO of Mt. Gox
Luke-Jr
Bitcoin Core Developer. Created one of the first bitcoin mining pools
Matt Corallo
Bitcoin Dev.
Meni Rosenfeld
Translated Bitcoin's white paper into Hebrew. Created several meetups in Israel. And he was very active in the forum.
forrestv
He was very active in the pool section. Created p2pool.org
Peter Todd
Cryptography Consultant. Bitcoin Dev
piuk
Founder of Blockchain.info
dacoinminster
Invented the Mastercoin (Omni) protocol, ICO, Token.
I'm still researching about he. But I think it's a person who wants to remain anonymous. Still, it's worth reading every one of his old posts.
theymos
He is one of the few people that HODL the community too. It is possible to see several people who were very active in various parts of the forum, including people on this list, and who over time look for other interests or other communities. Some of them get tired of Bitcoin and everything that surrounds it. Others get tired of talking and communicating. Others look for different places to express their opinions. And some decides to cut their online activity for security reasons or financial reasons.
So I consider Theymos a community HODL and not just a Bitcoin HODL. He was here when Satoshi was active, he's here right now, and he'll probably be right after a nuclear war.
achow101
Personal Website
Video where he talks about Armory Wallet
Developer, specializing in C++, Python, and Java. Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Armory developer.
He is the moderator of the Technical Support and Development and Technical Discussion sections of Bitcointalk. And it is one of the core devs that are most present on the BTalk.
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Later I will put more information about them.
Who do you think should be considered a Bitcoin Expert?
Remember that it only enters the list if someone who is already in it indicates.
I personal believe achow101 deserves to be in it. Since he is one of the most active in the Technicals sections.
I added a system of badges to SMF a while ago, though only two are defined now. Here are the current badges:
 Bitcoin expert | Dev&Tech only. People with this badge know enough about the Bitcoin network to reimplement something very like it from scratch. They are capable of intelligently discussing the Bitcoin network: current protocol, possible attacks, proposed changes, etc. Criteria: Recommendation by an existing Bitcoin expert or core dev and approval by a forum administrator. |
So I decided to make a list with some information about them and link to some personal information outside the forum. If you have any additional information or if you know someone who has this badge but is not on this list, please let me know.
The BitcoinTalk expert list
Hal
He was a developer for PGP CorporationPGP and he was very active in Cypherpunk Mailing List and created Reusable Proofs of Work.
If you have never read, please, read his post "Bitcoin and me" "I think I was the first person besides Satoshi to run bitcoin"
adam3us on Bitcointalk
He is the inventor of hashcash, the proof-of-work system used by several anti-spam systems. A similar system is used in bitcoin.
genjix
He created the Dark Wallet, DarkMarket. Worked on Electrum. He fought against ISIS.
etotheipi
Founder of Armory wallet
Mike Hearn
Former Google engineer, and a former contributor to Bitcoin Core
Sergio_Demian_Lerner
He has reported some vulnerabilities and is working on rsk
MagicalTux
CEO of Mt. Gox
Luke-Jr
Bitcoin Core Developer. Created one of the first bitcoin mining pools
Matt Corallo
Bitcoin Dev.
Meni Rosenfeld
Translated Bitcoin's white paper into Hebrew. Created several meetups in Israel. And he was very active in the forum.
forrestv
He was very active in the pool section. Created p2pool.org
Peter Todd
Cryptography Consultant. Bitcoin Dev
piuk
Founder of Blockchain.info
dacoinminster
Invented the Mastercoin (Omni) protocol, ICO, Token.
I'm still researching about he. But I think it's a person who wants to remain anonymous. Still, it's worth reading every one of his old posts.
theymos
He is one of the few people that HODL the community too. It is possible to see several people who were very active in various parts of the forum, including people on this list, and who over time look for other interests or other communities. Some of them get tired of Bitcoin and everything that surrounds it. Others get tired of talking and communicating. Others look for different places to express their opinions. And some decides to cut their online activity for security reasons or financial reasons.
So I consider Theymos a community HODL and not just a Bitcoin HODL. He was here when Satoshi was active, he's here right now, and he'll probably be right after a nuclear war.
achow101
Personal Website
Video where he talks about Armory Wallet
Developer, specializing in C++, Python, and Java. Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Armory developer.
He is the moderator of the Technical Support and Development and Technical Discussion sections of Bitcointalk. And it is one of the core devs that are most present on the BTalk.
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Later I will put more information about them.
Who do you think should be considered a Bitcoin Expert?
Remember that it only enters the list if someone who is already in it indicates.